The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27
A TORONTO TUMUuT.:.


O'Brien Talks to the People Of the Cana
dian City Amidst . Confusion Of ulssss
and Applause.
greeted by an immense thr0ng when he ar.
rived here yesterday morning. A long
address Of welcome was read and Mr..
O'Brien replied as follows, amid tremend-
Gus cheering: "Mr. Mulligan and gentle
men: l assure you that not for the first
+! time nor the fiftieth since l came to Cana
de- has my heart been overlooking with
gratitude for the wonderful way in which
our fellow countrymen here in Canada
steered Kilbride and myself in difficulty
and trial. We could never forget you for
| the way in which you risked the dangers
/ you had to face in siding with US against
| that great and powerful man who has left
hundreds of poor men, women and chill
dren homeless far away in Ireland in
Luggacurran. Loud cheers, boots and
grOans. I can not express my sense OF
the way in which our excited fellow coun-
trymen have behaved in the mission.
fCheers and groans. II the London Times
had its way it would be literally treason
to love US and death to defend. Thank God
the London Times is not going to have its
way here [groans for the Tmex] in Toronto
nor anywhere else very much longer.
(Great cheering and some boots and Kisses.
When speak of the heroism our people
have displayed in this matter l need not
say that do not refer to mere threats OF
personal violence or attacks, because I
take it for granted that on this free soil Of
Canada at this time of the day no citi-
zen of Canada is going to attempt
to intimidate US by wild threats or by Hour
ishing revolvers or by brandishing any
thing of that kind in our face. lCheers and
some hoots. Our cOuntrymen IN Canada
have had much more serious and substan-
tial social and political risks than that to
face in taking our part and arraying them
selves with US against the powerful infiu-
ences which are against US in Canada to-
day."
Many police were on hand but there was
no need for for them. The Rossin House
was only a few blocks and as the
party drove there the crowd in
creased and the enthusiasm grew great
er. The spacious rOtunda Of the hotel
was one mass of humanity and to reach his
room or to register was impossible, and the
Irish editor was hoisted on the shoulders
of strong men and carried to the broad
stair case, and there amid intense excite
ment was presented with an address by ID.
p. Cahill, secretary of the local branch OF
the National League. During Mr.. O'Brien's
reply there were frequent attempts at in
terruption by several Of the crowd, but as
before. the overwhelming majority were
O'Brienites and their cheers sounded like
Q chorus.
In the afternoon an immense crowd in
Queens Park greeted Mr.. O'Brien when he
stepped to the front smiling, and then be-
gan the most terrific groaning, kissing,
cheering and hoarse shouting. Removing
his hat with the utmost GOODNESS he sur
veyed the vast sea of faces before him for
moment He then began, amid the din and
uproar, to speak.
Dennis Kilbrlde, the evicted tenant, also
spoke and arraigned the action of both,
Lansdowne and the Orangemen in severe
terms.
Mr.. OBrien was then driven from the
park, the carriage being escorted by body
of mounted policemen. He was cheered all
the way.